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Serving
New
Castle
30
Years—NO.
38
CHAPPAQUA,
N.Y.
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY
27,
1958
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
3
Post
Office
Sites
Studied
in
Chappaqua
CHAPPAQUA—
Location
of
three
properties
un­
der
study
by
postal
authorities
as
possible
sites
for
a
new
post
office
here
was
disclosed
Tuesday
at
a
meeting
of
the
New
Castle
Town
Board.
Use
of
two
of
them
for
that
purpose,
it
was
indicated,
would
be
strongly
opposed
by
many
resi­
dents.
Supervisor
Arthur
L.
Green
said
sites
being
considered
are
on
the
north
and
south
sides
of
Wood-
burn
Ave.
near
South
Greeley
Ave.,
and
the
plot
on
North
Greeley
Ave.
now
occupied
by
a
Highway
Dept.
garage.
He
said
the
sites
were
mentioned
in
\four
or
five
conversations\
he
has
had
with
postal
officials.
No
decision
has
been
made,
he
added
Councilman
William
A.
Grier
said
the
New
Castle
Town
Club
opposes
business
expansion
in
the
Wood
burn
Ave.
area.
Also,
he
said,
the
town
master
plan
does
not
visual
ize
expansion
there.
Scored
by
Architect
Joseph
Weiss,
Chappaqua
archi­
tect
who
is
a
member
of
an
archi
tects'
and
engineers'
group
which
often
comments
on
town
problems,
safd
the
group
is
opposed
to
any
site
which
would
reduce
open
areas
or
parking
space.
\It
is
ridiculous
that
the
post
of­
fice
should
ask
us
to
see
such
areas,\
he
said.
He
told
the
board
that
\the
citizens
wouldn't
let
you\
sell
the
sites
for
a
post
office.
The
site
of
the
Highway
Dept
garage
has
been
proposed
for
in­
clusion
in
off-street
parking
areas
now
being
planned
Mr.
Weiss
suggested
location
of
the
post
office
near
a
railroad
freight
station,
or
opposite
it,
or
on
a
tract
known
as
the
Chamberlain
property
south
of
Pinesbridge
Rd
Mr.
Green
said
the
latter
site
had
been
ruled
out
by
postal
of­
ficials
as
too
far
from
the
center
of
Chappaqua.
He
referred
the
question
of
a
post
office
site
to
the
Planning
Board
for
study.
Mr.
Weiss
said
his
group
also
op
poses
extension
of
North
Greeley
Ave.
as
a
main
north-south
road.
\We're
being
pressed
from
aT
sides
to
extend
it,\
he
said,
warn­
ing
that
if
it
becomes
a
main
high­
way
\the
community
as
we
know
it
will
cease
to
exist.\
His
comment
came
after
Mr.
Green
said
a
meeting
has
been
se
for
Saturday
with
County
Public
(Turn
to
page
17,
please)
'Old
Folks
Fund'
Depleted;
Chappaqua
Thanked
ior
Aid
All
of
the
$900
contributed
by^the
community's
help
is
expressed
residents
of
Chappaqua
toward!in
a
letter
received
by
the
Tri-
the
rehabilitation
of
the
home
fo^
elderly
people
on
King
St.
has
been
paid
out
for
lumber,
labor
and
fire
protection
equipment,
ac
cording
to
Donald
Tully,
who
has
administered
the
fund.
But
this
by
no
means
com­
pletes
the
work
that
still
must
be
done,
according
to
both
Mr.
Tul­
ly
and
MrSj
George
Johnston,
who
maintains
the
home
for
ten
elder
ly
men
and
women.
Lighted
exit
signs
and
panic
bars
on
the
doors
must
be
provided
if
the
home
is
to
meet
the
health
and
safety
re­
quirements
of
the
County
Depart­
ment
of
Health.
Mr.
Tully
esti­
mate
that
roughly
$1600
is
needed
But
where
the
money
is
to
come
from
is
the
big
question,
he
says
Mrs.
Johnston's
appreciation
of
2
Defy
Police
When
Told
To
Clear
Walks
,
Two
defiant
Mount
Kfcco
^xop-'i
erty
owners,
one
a
physician*
the
other
a
South
Moger
Avenue
mer­
chant,
last
week
ignored
police
or­
ders
to
clear
their
snow
covered
sidewalks
and
got
away
with
it,
In
both
instances
the
angry
prop­
erty
owners
told
police
that
Vil­
lage
highway
department
snow-
plows
had
deposited
the
snow
on
their
walks
and
it
was
the
village's
obligation-not
their-'s-
to
remove
it.
The
physician
told
a
policeman
that
if
the
walk
was
cleared
the
policeman
would
have
to
do
it
him
self.
\I
didn't
put
the
snow
there\
the
officer
retorted;
\The
village
did
and
you
are
a
village
employee\
the
physician
countered.
Police
have
not
reported
any
summonses
being
issued
for
snow
covered
sidewalks
but
under
the
provisions
of
an
ordinance
adopted
43
years
ago,
tardy
snow
removers
can
be
haled
to
court
on
a
dis­
orderly
conduct
charge.
Ordinance
No.
12
also
proveides
that
if
nec­
essary
the
village
can
have
the
snow
removed
at
its
own
expense
and
then
assess
the
cost
against
the
property
owner
or
tenant
re­
sponsible
for
keeping
the
walk
clear.
The
same
ordinance
requires
ten
ants
and
property
owners
to
keep
their
walks
clear
of
weeds
in
the
Summertime.
Tenth
Grade
Parents
Meet
Next
Tuesday
An
information
night
for
all
par­
ents
of
students
in
the
tenth
grade
at
the
Horace
Greeley
High
School,
Chappaqua,
will
be
held
next
Tuesday
at
8:15
in
the
school
auditorium.
The
meeting
will
be
conducted
by
Dr.
Donald
Miles,
principal,
Deans
Dale
E.
Remaly
and
L.
W.
Wildman
and
the
class
advisor.
The
program
is
designed
to
acquaint
parents
with
information
of
importance
in
planning
a
high
school
program
for
the
last
two
years
of
high
school
that
will
bes
prepare
the
student
for
his
post-
high
school
plans,
whether
they
in­
clude
college,
specialized
training,
or
employment,
according
to
Mr,
Wildman.
Factors
to
be
consid
ered
in
election
language
or
ad
ditional
math
will
be
considered
This
meeting
is
planned
as
basis
for
individual
interviews
with
student
and
parents.
The
in­
terviews
will
be
scheduled
some
time
in
I.Icrch
or
April.
Discolored
Water
Only
Temporary
The
discolored
water
that
has
flowed
from
the
taps
in
house­
holds
on
the
west
side
of
-Chap­
paqua
since
last
weekend
is
the
result
of
having
to
pump
more
water
from
the
Catskill
aqueduct,
Charles
Dedde,
New
Castle
water
superintendent,
told
the
Tribune.
The
sediment
in
the
water
is
harmless,
Mr.
Dedde
said,
and
the
condition
will
be
temporary.
Householders
in
the
areas
adjoin­
ing
Hardscrabble
and
Douglas
Roads
have
been
affected
because
they
are
closest
to
the
pumping
station.
The
storm
last
week
was
responsible
for
the
greater
turbid­
ity
of
the
water.
Because
of
reduced
water
pres­
sure
in
hilltop
areas
in
Mount
Kisco
the
village
found
it
difficult
to
supplement
New
Castle's
supply
from
its
source
in
Byram
Lake,
Mr.
Dedde
said.
New
Castle
has
been
getting
some
of
its
water
from
Mount
Kisco
since
some
time
in
December.
New
Castle's
new
source
of
sup­
ply
from
shaft
three
of
the
Croton
aqueduct
will
probably
be
avail­
able
about
March
15,
Mr.
Dedde
said,
explaining
that
there
.\are
still
some
odds
and
ends
to
be
done\
before
the
new
system
can
be
put
in
operation.
Cub
Pack
57
bune
this
week
from
Mrs.
J.L
Suave,
Byram
Ridge
Road,
Ar-
monk,
who
wrote
the
letter
Mrs.
Johnston's
request.
\Mrs.
Johnston
feels
that
the
time
has
come
when
she
mus
thank
the
splendid
people
who
have
contributed
so
generously
to
the
Old
Folks
Fund,
as
sponsored
by
this
paper,\
the
letter
states
\She
has
been
hard
pressed
for
time
what
with
her
usual
chores
and
anxieties,
the
holiday
season
her
own
recent
illness,
etc.,
bu
she
has
repeatedly
said
to
me
'What
will
those
kind
people
think
of
me
for
not
thanking
them
sooner?'
We
hope
you
will
accept
this
letter
as
a
heartfelt
'Than'
you!\
from
Mrs.
Johnston
and
her
entire
household.
\Mrs.
Johnston'
has
been
ad­
vised
by
Mr.
Tully,
who
is
in
charge
of
the
Fund,
that
part
pay­
ments
have
been
made
to
Wesco
Fire
Equipment
and
Service,
Mil!
wood
Lumber
Co.,
and
to
Mr.
Jo
seph
Perruna
for
the
work
they
havef\
done
to
make
the
home
ac
ceptable
to'the'
State.
This
has
depleted
the
Fund
as
of
now^and
there
ife-jstill
a*
greats-deal--
of
work]
to
be
done,
and
a
number
of
bills
be
paid.
\However
we
again
thank
ev­
eryone
who
has
helped
and
that
includes
the
Girl
Scouts,
the
HiY
Club
of
Pleasantville
High
School,
the
Neighborhood
Club,
Mr.
Phe-
an,
Mrs.
Adrian,
and
Mrs.
Goble,
and
everyone
who
has
helped
fi­
nancially,
or,
as
the
clubs
did,
by
remembering
the
old
folks
during
the
holidays.
\May
God
bless
you
all.\
Mrs.
Johnston
is
gaining
strength
after
an
illness
in
November.
Meantime
the
home
is
being
cared
'or
by
her
daughter,
Mrs.
Nora
Steffensen,
who
lives
with
her.
A
amily
tragedy
occurred
the
day
after
Christmas
when
Mrs.
John­
ston's
three-year-old
grandchild,
Jonathan
Hofman,
who
was
visit­
ing,
died
suddenly
in
an
accident.
Mrs.
Johnston
says
that
\Aunt
Lou,\
the
ninety-three
year
old
resident
at
the
home,
is
now
un­
able
to
walk
except
with
the
aid
of
a
\walker
but
that
she
is
\doing
quite
well
with
it.\
Any
persons
wishing
to
contrib­
ute
to
the
fund
are
asked
to
get
in
touch
with
Mr.
Tully
at
the
Greeley
Laundramat
or
with
this
newspaper
Dinner
Coming
The
committee
of
Chappaqua
Cub
Scout
Pack
No.
57
met
las
week
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
Pau
Droesch,
Brook
La.,
to
discuss
plans
for
the
pack's
Blue
and
Gold
Dinner
to
be
held
tomorrow
(Friday)
in
the
cafeteria
of
the
Robert
E.
Bell
School,
About
100
boys
and
parents
are
expected
at
the
dinner.
They
will
hear
talks
by
Douglas
G.
Grafflin,
as
institutional
representative
of
the
Lions
Club,
and
by
Scott
Luttmann
a
Boy
Scout
who
will
tell
abou
his
experiences
at
the
Interantional
Jamboree
last
summer.
The
committee
said
goodbye
to
the
Rev.
Paul
G.
Littmann,
minis­
ter
of
the
Lutheran
Church
of
Our
Redeemer
who
is
leaving
Chappa­
qua
to
accept
a
call
in
Baltimore
and
thanked
him
for
his
services
as
chairman
of
the
group.
They
welcomed
in
his
place
the
new
chairman,
Robert
S.
Aylesworth.
Cubmaster
of
Pack
No,
:
57
is
Leslie
Potter.
He
is
assisted.
by
Donald
Kellogg.
,
Federal
Grant
Of
$238,000
For
Hospital
Northern
Westchester
Hospital
will
receive,
a
federal
grant
of
$238,000
for
its
proposed
new
building,
according
to
'a
tele­
gram
received
Tuesday
by
Jer­
ome
F.
Peck,
Jr.
Congressman
Edwin
B.
Dooley
announced
the
grant
under
the
Hill-Burton
Act.
Mr.
Dooley's
message
read:
\I
am
pleased
to
advise
that
the
Department
of
Health,
Educ­
ation
and
Welfare
informs
me
today
that
application
for
grant
of
two
million
one
hundred
forty
two
thousand
dollars
for
addition­
al
27
bed
chronic
unit
under
hospital
construction
and
medi­
cal
facilities
act
has
been
ap­
proved.
Federal
share
is
two
hundred
thirty
eight
thousand
dollars.\
The
grant
puts
the
current
fund
campaign
of
$1,600,000
for
a
wing
to
the
hospital,
over
the
goal.
As
far
as
could
be
learned
today,
the
Mount
Kisco
hospital
is
the
first
institution
in
the
county
to
receive
a
Federal
grant.
Bids
will
be
submitted
and
construction
started
soon
on
the
new
addition
it
was
also
reveal­
ed
today.
Desirable,
Minimum
Staff
Needs
Recommended
To
School
Board;
Cost
Rise
$35,000
To
$53,000
Three
Testify
Blue
and
Goldjln
Spray
Trial
In
U.
S.
Court
STATE
LETS
AREA
JOB
Low
bids
totaling
$10,387,783
on
25
projects
for
construction,
re
pairs
and
alterations
to
State
owned
facilities
were
opened
in
Albany
last
Thursday
by
the
New
York
State
Department
of
Public
Works.
A
total
of
303
bids
were
received
on
the
projects
included
in
the
letting.
One
was
for
repaint
ing
and
preservation
of
1,000,000
gallon
water
storage
tank,
West-
field
State
Farm,
Bedford
Hills,
V.
Fisher
Westchester
Paint
Co.,
Bronx,
had
low
with
bid
of
$1,250
Daily
9
Courtesy-
Extends
Over
1
8-
Year
Period
A
small
courtesy
is
a
fine
thing,
everyone
will
agree.
But
when
it's
a
big
courtesy
and
goes
on
for
eighteen
years,
it's
something
to
talk
about.
For
eighteen
years—almost
two
decades—James
J.
Harri-
gan,
Chappaqua
postmaster,
has
been
returning
to
the
post
office
sometime
during
the
evening
to
lock
the
front
door.
He
has
even
opened—and
later
locked-
—the
door
on
Sundays
and
hol­
idays
coming
down
from
his
home
on
Poillion
Drive.
When
Mr.
Harrigan
has
been
on
va­
cation
or
ill,
another
member
of
the
staff
has
taken
the
daily
responsibility.
So
.for
eighteen
years
com­
muters
who
are
box-holders
have
been
able
to
get
their
mail
after
the
last
clerk
left
at
six
o'clock.
Before
there
was
mail
delivery
in
the
area—and
mail
delivery
is
a
fairly
recent
serv­
ice*—this
was
a
convenience
to
a
great
many
people.
Postal
regulations
did
not
require
it
and,
in
fact,
if
there
had
not
been
the
iron
grating
above
the
partition,
regulations
would
have
forbidden
le
aving
the
lobby
open.
Mr.
Harrigan
has
finally
de­
cided
he's
done
it
long
enough,
and
the
post
office
is
now
locked
promptly
at
six
o'clock.
The
new
hours,
7
a.m.
to
6
p.m.,
be­
came
effective
last
week.
Sat­
urday
hours
of
8
a.m.
to
5
p.m.
remain.
Two
Chappaqua
residents
and
one
resident
of
Bedford
Hills
have
testified
at
the
trial
now
going
on
in
the
U.S.
District
Court
in
Brook­
lyn.
They
are
Mrs.
Richard
Lang-
felder
and
Mrs.
Marcel
F.
Forne-
rod
of
Bedford
Rd.,
and
Mrs
Thomas
Waller
of
Tanrakin
Farm
Bedford
Hills.
All
three
told
of
the
damage
to
their
places
during
the
mass
spray­
ing
of
DDT
on
three
million
acres
in
the
Northeast
last
spring
in
an
effort
to
wipe
out
the
gypsymoth
The
lawsuit
was
brought
by
14
Long
Island
residents
who
seek
a
permanent
injunction
against
the
federal
and
state
governments
to
ban
future
mass
spraying.
Mrs.
Langfelder,
whose
husband
keeps
bees,
told
of
the
loss
of
two
out
of
six
hives
and
of
the
loss
o\
a
large
number
of
bees
from
the
remaining
hives.
N
As
a
result*
the
Langfelders
have
had
only
120
pounds
of
honey
instead
of
about
500
pounds,
which
.the
.bees
had
fomerly'produced*
v>*
-••
Vj-iv
The
Laihgfelder/j
also-
lost
every
V^iyini^iSjta^pn
their
property,
and
they
haven't
seen
one
of
the
quart
of
ladybugs
which
Mr.
Lang­
felder
bought
two
years
ago.
Drag­
on
flies,
of
which
they
always
had
a
large
number
as
good
\insec'
eaters\
are
also
gone.
Mrs.
Fornerold,
who
has
made
an
intensive
study
of
the
effects
of
DDT
on
animal,
plant
and
hu­
man
life,
told
the
jury
that
their
acre
had
been
sprayed
four
times
which,
she
said,
meant
a
concen­
tration
of
four
pounds
of
the
pest­
icide
instead
of
one
per
acre.
She
(Turn
to
page
17,
please)
Library
Ass'n.
Elects
Morris
John
Morris
was
elected
presi
dent
of
the
Chappaqua
Library
Assn.
at
a
meeting
held
last
week
Elected
with
him
were
Edward
Murtfeldt,
vice
president;
Mrs
Richard
Weinland,
secretary;
and
were
elected
for
three
year
terms
Newly
elected
to
the
Board
were
Thomas
Fisher,
to
serve
three
years,
and
Mrs.
William
W.
Fitz-
hugh
Jr.,
elected
for
one
year
to
fill
the
unexpired
term
of
Mrs.
Lewis
Baggett,
resigned.
Mr.
Car­
ter
and
Granville
Foss
were
also
elected,
to
succeed
themselves.
MEASLES
IN
BEDFORD
Five
new
cases
of
communicable
disease
were
reported
by
the
West­
chester
County
Department
of
Health
for
the
week
of
Feb.
22
in
the
north
county
area.
Peek-
skill
had
one
case
each
of
chicken-
pox
and
scarlet
fever;
Bedford
had
two
cases
of
measles
and
Cro­
ton
had
one
case
of
German
measles
NEUSTADT
DEVELOP
M
Suggested
Development
of
the
Neustadt
site
for
an
element
ary
school.
The
plan
was
drawn
by
Clarke
and
Rapuano,
site
engineers,
\simply
to
see
whether
an
elementary
school
could
be
fitted
onto
the
land,\
according
to
a
brochure
re­
leased
by
the
Chappaqua
Board
of
Education
this
week.
A
pub­
lic
information
meeting
for
dis­
cussion
of
the
proposal
to
buy
the
12.33
acre
site
will
take
place
Monday
evening
at
the
Robert
E.
Bell
School
at
8:15
p.m.
Balloting
to
approve
the
purchase
for
$65,000
will
be
held
March
15.
The
Board
has
an
op­
tion
on
the
property
until
April
1.
Cost
is
estimated
at
approx­
imately
15
cents
per
thousand,
based
on
a
thirty-year
bond
is­
sue
at
an
estimated
4
per
cent.
New
oYrk
Central
Offered
$50,000
for
Station,
Reort
CHAPPAQUA—
,ment
is
expected
to
bring
bitter
A
realty
firm
has
offered
$50,
)00
for
the
New
York
Central
Rail­
road
station
here,
it
was
learned
Tuesday
night.
Any
proposal
to
sell
the
station
for
commercial
develop­
er*^
Program
FojB^
fiiscxissed
At
Joint
Meeting
Daniel
M.
McKeon
of
Ridge-
field,
Conn.,
will
speak
on
\The
Dangers
of
the
Spray
Program\
before
the
members
of
the
Con­
servation
and
Nature
Study
Group
and
the
Civic
Improvement
Group
of
the
Chappaqua
Garden
Club
at
a
joint
session
Tuesday,
March
11,
at
10:00
a.m.
in
the
Parish
Hall
of
the
First
Congregational
Church
Mr.
McKeon
was
president
of
the
Fairfield
County
Soil
Conser­
vation
District
for
nine
years.
He
is
a
past
president
of
the
Connec­
ticut
Soil
Conservation
District
As­
sociation
and
has
been
a
director
of
the
National
Association
of
Soil
Conservation
Districts.
According
to
the
Chairman
of
the
Conserva­
tion
Group,
Mrs.
Walter
S.
Hutch­
inson,
Mr.
McKeon
is
well
known
in
Chappaqua.
The
Church
of
St
John
and
St.
Mary
was
the
gift
of
his
parents
and
the
Parish
House
was
given
by
him.
He
spoke
here
last
fall,
describing
some
of
the
church
treasures
which
had
been
collected
by
his
parents
Members
of
the
Audubon
Society
have
received
a
special
invitation
to
the
meeting.
The
society
has
come
out
strongly
against
any
fur­
ther
spray
program,
having
con
eluded
that
it
is
responsible
for
far
more
damage
than
good
The
Conservation
Group
met
re­
cently
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
Law­
rence
Rice
with
Mrs.
Murray
MacDonald
in
charge
in
the
ab­
sence
of
Mrs.
Hutchinson,
who
is
out
of
town
this
month.
Mrs.
Mac-
Donald
gave
a
paper
on
\Per­
fumes\
opposition
from
residents.
The
name
of
the
firm
seeking
to
buy
the
properry
was
not
immed
iately
available.
Last
week
it
was
announced
that
the
Bon-Terre
Realty
Co.
of
New
York
has
con­
tracted
to
buy
five
stations
on
the
same
line,
including
thase
at
Val­
halla,
Hawthorne
and.
Thornwood.
'
The
eolfrpahy
'proposes
to
build
stores
and-other
coinmercjal
facili
ties
at
the
five*
stations.
The
rail­
road
wiUJease
waiting
room
and
ticket
selling
space
from
the
new
owner.
One
obstacle
to
sale
of
the
sta­
tion
here
is
that
its
zoning
is
in
doubt.
Town
officials
believe
that
it
is
zoned
one-half
acre
resident-
al,
which
would
preclude
com­
mercial
development
unless
it
were
rezoned.
Others,
however,
be­
lieve
that
the
zoning
is
sufficiently
cloudy
to
permit
commercial
use
The
firm
offering
to
buy
the
sta­
tion
reportedly
feels
that
the
zon­
ing
obstacle
could
be
overcome.
The
New
Castle
Town
Board
last
night
evidenced
concern
about
possible
sale
of
the
station
to
com­
mercial
interests.
Councilman
Ric­
hard
Weinland
urged
immediate
investigation
of
the
zoning
question,
and
early
action
to
rezone
it
if
the
investigation
shows
that
commer­
cial
development
is
possible
under
present
zoning.
He
said
that
Frederick
P.
Clark
Associates,
town
planning
consul­
tants,
have
indicated
the
present
zoning
is
not
clear.
Town
Attorney
Thomas
B.
Gilchrist
Jr.
was
asked
to
check
the
matter.
The
station
stands
on
a
parcel
totaling
about
40,000
square
feet
south
of
Quaker
St.
It
is
near
the
'heart
of
the
shopping
district
here.
The
New
Castle
Town
Club
urged
purchase
of
the
station
by
the
town
earlier
this
month.
Supervisor
Ar­
thur
L.
Green
said
then
the
town
would
be
interested
if
an
agree­
ment
on
price
could
be
reached.
The
railroad
is
known
to
be
negotiating
for
the
sale
of
stations
on
the
Harlem
Divison,
which
runs
through
here,
and
on
the
Putnam
and
Harmon
Divisions.
Concerts
Set
At
3
Schools
This
Spring
The
Music
Department
of
the
Chappaqua
schools
has
announced
dates
for
the
spring
music
pro­
grams.
Over.700
local
youngsters
will
participate
in
these
programs
in
the
district's
three
schools.
The
first
program
is
the
Chap-
paqua
Solo
and
Ensemble
Music
•Festival,
an
innovation
\this
year.
It
,is
co-sponsored
by
the
school
and
private''music
'teachers
and
the
Chappaqua
Parent-Teachers
Ason,
and
is
scheduled
for
Sun­
day
afternoon,
March
30,
from
2:30
to
5:30
P.M.
at
the
new
Greeley
High
School
auditorium.
Due
to
the
increased
enrollment
in
the
school
music
organizations,
it.
has
been
found
necessary
to
hold
two
concerts
in
the
Robert
E.
Bell
School
this
year.
A
concert
on
Friday
May
9
will
include
the
7th
and
8th
grade
chorus,
the
17th
and
8th
grade
band
and
the
'5th
to
8th
grade
orchestra.
On
May
23
the
5th
and
6th
grade
choruses
and
bands
will
perform.
Both
programs
will
take
place
in
the
Robert
E.
Bell
School
gymna­
sium.
~
The
Roaring
Brook
School
con­
cert
is
scheduled
for
Friday,
June
6.
This
program
will
include
the
This
Week's
Events
to
the
RED
CROSS
ONE
OF
THE.
MOST
beauti-
erosity
of
a
life
long
friend
of
ful
spots
in
Westchester
County,
the
community,
who
up
until-to-
is
Byram
Lake,
east
of
Mount
day,
preferred
to
remain!
anony-.
Kisco,
which
will
soon
become
mous.
This
lake,
which,
is
.owned
the
property
of
the
Village
as
by
the
City
of
New
York
.
is
a
water
supply,
due
to
the
gen-
.
presently
the
source
of,
water
supply
for
one-half-of
^the
-volume
used
by
the
Village.,
and.
right
now
.the'Town
of-New
Castle
which
is
purchasing;.water
from
Mount
Kisco.
The-.asking
price
of
the.
City
of
flew
York
is
5256,000
and
whether
\-\or
'V
no't
T
me'spof.as
a
water
supply
and
Mount
Kisco-purchased.the
lake,
conservation.-
area,
,,assurer
a,
it
was
being
disposed-of^by
the'
'pure
source
and
preserve
'the
City.,
Possession..by
the,
.{Village
rustic
beauj^qt
the\cpuntryside--
-
of.
Mount-Kisco-
will
guarantee
Photo,by
D.
B.
Kirchhoff
FRIDAY,
FEB.
28:
Cub
Scout
Pack
57
Blue
and
Gold
dinner,
Robert
E.
Bell
School.
MONDAY,
MARCH
3:
Public
In­
formation
meeting
on
the
proposal
to
buy
the
Neustadt
property
as
a
school
site,
Robert
E.
Bell
School,
8:15
p.m.
TUESDAY,
MARCH
4:
New
Cas­
tle
Planning
Board,
Town
Hall,
8:15
p.m.
Meeting
of
tenth
grade
parents,
Horace
Greeley
High
School
audi­
torium,
8:15
p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
5:
New
Castle
Zoning
Board
of
Appeals,
Town
Hall,
8:15
p.m.
SATURDAY,
MARCH
8:
West­
chester
Ballet,
Horace
Greeley
High
School
auditorium,
3
p.m.
Staff
increases
costing
from
$35,000
to
$53,000
for
the
year
1958-
59
have
been
recommended
by
ad­
ministrators
of
School
district
No.
4,
it
was
disclosed
in
reports
sub­
mitted
to
the
Chappaqua
Board
of
Education
Monday
night
The
%
larger
figure
represents
\desir­
able\
increases
listed;
the
small­
er
is
the
cost
of
''minimum\
in­
creases
said
to
be
needed.
Of
the
\desirable\
increases
$47,250
is
for
teachers
on
a
full-
time
basis
and
$11,500
for
part-
time
teachers
from
the
Board
of
Cooperative
Educational
Services.
This
latter
would
be
reduced
to
$5,750
net
because
of
return
in
state
aid.
The
\minimum\
in­
crease
includes
$30,000
in
full-time
staff
and
$10,000,
or
$5,000
net,
for
BOCES
teachers.
The
staffing
level,
according
to
Douglas
G.
Grafflin,
district
prin­
cipal,
is
determined
both
by
the
number
of
children
enrolled
and
by
educational
policy.
An
enroll­
ment
of
2,272
is
expected
in
the
schools
next
year,
as
against
2,-
104
this
year.
The
policy
of
class
size
in
effect
since
the
beginning
of
the
1955-56
school
year
has
been
a
maximum
of
27
pupils
per
class
in
grades
one
through
six,
and
a
maximum
of
27
pupils
per
class
in
grades
one
through
six,
and
a
maximum
of
25
per
class
in
grades
seven
through
12.
Mr.
Grafflin
added
that
there
is
a
20
per
cent
turnover
in
the
Chappa­
qua
school
system
every
year:
10
per
cent
in
and
10
per
cent
out.
\The
members
of
the.
s
c
h
o
o
1
board
have
a
lot
of
homework
to
do\
Francis
K.
Decker,
president
of
the
Board
of
Education
commented
at
the
.conclusion
of
•the
long
evening
spent
in
discus­
sion
of
the
staff
needs
as
report­
ed
by
the
principals
of
the
three
Chappaqua
schools.
Mr.
Decker
referred
to
the
fact
that
the
board
had
decided
at
the
start
of
the
meeting-
to
defer
any
decisions
un­
til
ample
time
had
been
allowed
for
consideration
of
the
requests.
Listed
as
desirable
increases
to
the
staffs
of
the
schools
by
the
principals
were:
Roaring
Brook
School:
1
teach­
er,
$5,800-
1
teacher-aid
for
kinder­
garten,
$1,700.
Robert
E.
Bell
School;
Art\
teacher
from
Board
of
Coopera­
tive
Educational
Services,
2
days
weekly,
'$3,000,
net
$1,500
because
of
a
return
in
state
aid;
modern
language
teacher
from
BOCES,
3
days,
$4,500;
net
$2,250;
dean
full
time
instead
of
half
time,
with
his
present
mathematics
classes
taken
by
a
typing
instructor
who
is
also
qualified
to
teach
mathe­
matics,
$1,500.
Horace
Greeley
High
School:
1
social
studies
teacher,
$6,000;
1
teacher
for
industrial
arts,
me­
chanical
drawing
and
boys
sports,
$6,000;
1
physical
education
in­
structor
for
girls,
$6,000
;
2
extra
periods
of
business
education,
$4,-
500
(see
guidance,
Robert
E.
Bell
School,
above);
driver
training,
summer
program
$1,250
plus
3
days
a
week
from
BOCES,
$4,000,
net
$2,000.
School-wide:
Increase
in
music
program
from
3
days
BOCES
to
5
days
school
staff,
$4,500;
psychol­
ogist
increased
from
2
days
BOCES
to
5
days
school
staff,
$5,-
000;
increase
in
reading
program
from
2
days
BOCES
to
5
days,
school
staff,
$5,000.
Asked
for
a
minimum
list,
the
recommendation
included:
Roaring
Brook
School:
1
teach­
er,
1
teacher-aid.
Robert
E.
Bell
School:
art
teach­
er,
2
days,
BOCES.
Horace
Greeley
High
School:
social
studies
teacher;
teacher
for
industrial
arts,
mechanical
draw­
ing
and
boys
sports;
physical
edu­
cation
instructor
for
girls;
the
driver
training
program
as
stated
above;
the
music
program
as
above;
psychologist
increased
from
2
days
BOCES
to
3
days;
and
the
reading
increased
from
2
days
BOCES
to
3
days.
Eugene
Meyer
to
Give
Kisco
$265,000
to
Buy
Lake
Eugene
Meyer,
wealthy
Wash-
which
provides-
about
half
of
the
ington
newspaper
executive
who
has
a
home
near
here,
will
give
1
this
village
$256,000
to
buy
Byram
Lake.
Confirmation
of
reports
that
Meyer
is
the
\unknown
donor\
who
made
the
offer
to
Mount
Kis­
co
was
obtained
Tuesday
in
Wash­
ington.
Disclosure
last
week
that
the
gift
had
been
promised
brought
widespread
speculation
as
to
the
identity
of
the
donor.
Meyer's
name
was
mentioned,
along
with
that
of
DeWitt
Wallace,
editor
of
the
Reader's
Digest.
Mayor
Won't
Comment
Mayor
Betty
Potter
refused
to
comment
Tuesday
on
news
that
Meyer
is
the
donor.
\The
ban
on
disclosure
of
the
donor's
name
is
still
on,\
she
said.
.
From
other
sources,
it
was
learned
that
the
village
approach­
ed
a
number
of
wealthy
estate
owners
in
the
area,
seeking
aid
for
purchase
of
the
lake.
Several
reportedly
offered-to
contribute.
::Mejter's
offer
ended
the
hunt
for
help,
and
assured
the
owner-
sliip
by
Mount
Kisco
of
the
lake,
village's
water
supply.
Has
Extensive
Holdings
The
Meyer
family
has
extensive
holdings
around
the
lake,
which
lies
on
the
Bedford-North
Castle
boundary,
f
He
and
other
big
land­
owners
are
known
to
desire
that
the
area,
one
of
considerable
scen­
ic
beauty,
be
-maintained
in
its
present
state.
Meyer
has
a
large
home
overlooking
the
lake
from
the
west
shore.
Efforts
to
purchase
the
lake
be­
gan
last
year
when
New
York
City
announced
its
intention
to
sell
it.
Village
officials-
asked
the
city
for
\first
crack\
at
the
proper­
ty,
which
was
granted.
On
Dec.
30,
city
officials
offered
the
lake
to
the
village
for
$256,000.
Up
for
sale
with
Byram
Lake
is
a
narrow
strip
of
land
bordering
it.
Disclosure
that
the
$256,000
gift
had
been
offered
came
last
week
when
a
bill
was
introduced
in
the
state
.
legislature^,
which
x
would
enable
Mount
Kisco
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Serving New Castle 30 Years—NO. 38 CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1958 PRICE FIVE CENTS 3 Post Office Sites Studied in Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA— Location of three properties un­ der study by postal authorities as possible sites for a new post office here was disclosed Tuesday at a meeting of the New Castle Town Board. Use of two of them for that purpose, it was indicated, would be strongly opposed by many resi­ dents. Supervisor Arthur L. Green said sites being considered are on the north and south sides of Wood- burn Ave. near South Greeley Ave., and the plot on North Greeley Ave. now occupied by a Highway Dept. garage. He said the sites were mentioned in \four or five conversations\ he has had with postal officials. No decision has been made, he added Councilman William A. Grier said the New Castle Town Club opposes business expansion in the Wood burn Ave. area. Also, he said, the town master plan does not visual ize expansion there. Scored by Architect Joseph Weiss, Chappaqua archi­ tect who is a member of an archi tects' and engineers' group which often comments on town problems, safd the group is opposed to any site which would reduce open areas or parking space. \It is ridiculous that the post of­ fice should ask us to see such areas,\ he said. He told the board that \the citizens wouldn't let you\ sell the sites for a post office. The site of the Highway Dept garage has been proposed for in­ clusion in off-street parking areas now being planned Mr. Weiss suggested location of the post office near a railroad freight station, or opposite it, or on a tract known as the Chamberlain property south of Pinesbridge Rd Mr. Green said the latter site had been ruled out by postal of­ ficials as too far from the center of Chappaqua. He referred the question of a post office site to the Planning Board for study. Mr. Weiss said his group also op poses extension of North Greeley Ave. as a main north-south road. \We're being pressed from aT sides to extend it,\ he said, warn­ ing that if it becomes a main high­ way \the community as we know it will cease to exist.\ His comment came after Mr. Green said a meeting has been se for Saturday with County Public (Turn to page 17, please) 'Old Folks Fund' Depleted; Chappaqua Thanked ior Aid All of the $900 contributed by^the community's help is expressed residents of Chappaqua toward!in a letter received by the Tri- the rehabilitation of the home fo^ elderly people on King St. has been paid out for lumber, labor and fire protection equipment, ac cording to Donald Tully, who has administered the fund. But this by no means com­ pletes the work that still must be done, according to both Mr. Tul­ ly and MrSj George Johnston, who maintains the home for ten elder ly men and women. Lighted exit signs and panic bars on the doors must be provided if the home is to meet the health and safety re­ quirements of the County Depart­ ment of Health. Mr. Tully esti­ mate that roughly $1600 is needed But where the money is to come from is the big question, he says Mrs. Johnston's appreciation of 2 Defy Police When Told To Clear Walks , Two defiant Mount Kfcco ^xop-'i erty owners, one a physician* the other a South Moger Avenue mer­ chant, last week ignored police or­ ders to clear their snow covered sidewalks and got away with it, In both instances the angry prop­ erty owners told police that Vil­ lage highway department snow- plows had deposited the snow on their walks and it was the village's obligation-not their-'s- to remove it. The physician told a policeman that if the walk was cleared the policeman would have to do it him self. \I didn't put the snow there\ the officer retorted; \The village did and you are a village employee\ the physician countered. Police have not reported any summonses being issued for snow covered sidewalks but under the provisions of an ordinance adopted 43 years ago, tardy snow removers can be haled to court on a dis­ orderly conduct charge. Ordinance No. 12 also proveides that if nec­ essary the village can have the snow removed at its own expense and then assess the cost against the property owner or tenant re­ sponsible for keeping the walk clear. The same ordinance requires ten ants and property owners to keep their walks clear of weeds in the Summertime. Tenth Grade Parents Meet Next Tuesday An information night for all par­ ents of students in the tenth grade at the Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua, will be held next Tuesday at 8:15 in the school auditorium. The meeting will be conducted by Dr. Donald Miles, principal, Deans Dale E. Remaly and L. W. Wildman and the class advisor. The program is designed to acquaint parents with information of importance in planning a high school program for the last two years of high school that will bes prepare the student for his post- high school plans, whether they in­ clude college, specialized training, or employment, according to Mr, Wildman. Factors to be consid ered in election language or ad ditional math will be considered This meeting is planned as basis for individual interviews with student and parents. The in­ terviews will be scheduled some time in I.Icrch or April. Discolored Water Only Temporary The discolored water that has flowed from the taps in house­ holds on the west side of -Chap­ paqua since last weekend is the result of having to pump more water from the Catskill aqueduct, Charles Dedde, New Castle water superintendent, told the Tribune. The sediment in the water is harmless, Mr. Dedde said, and the condition will be temporary. Householders in the areas adjoin­ ing Hardscrabble and Douglas Roads have been affected because they are closest to the pumping station. The storm last week was responsible for the greater turbid­ ity of the water. Because of reduced water pres­ sure in hilltop areas in Mount Kisco the village found it difficult to supplement New Castle's supply from its source in Byram Lake, Mr. Dedde said. New Castle has been getting some of its water from Mount Kisco since some time in December. New Castle's new source of sup­ ply from shaft three of the Croton aqueduct will probably be avail­ able about March 15, Mr. Dedde said, explaining that there .\are still some odds and ends to be done\ before the new system can be put in operation. Cub Pack 57 bune this week from Mrs. J.L Suave, Byram Ridge Road, Ar- monk, who wrote the letter Mrs. Johnston's request. \Mrs. Johnston feels that the time has come when she mus thank the splendid people who have contributed so generously to the Old Folks Fund, as sponsored by this paper,\ the letter states \She has been hard pressed for time what with her usual chores and anxieties, the holiday season her own recent illness, etc., bu she has repeatedly said to me 'What will those kind people think of me for not thanking them sooner?' We hope you will accept this letter as a heartfelt 'Than' you!\ from Mrs. Johnston and her entire household. \Mrs. Johnston' has been ad­ vised by Mr. Tully, who is in charge of the Fund, that part pay­ ments have been made to Wesco Fire Equipment and Service, Mil! wood Lumber Co., and to Mr. Jo seph Perruna for the work they havef\ done to make the home ac ceptable to'the' State. This has depleted the Fund as of now^and there ife-jstill a* greats-deal-- of work] to be done, and a number of bills be paid. \However we again thank ev­ eryone who has helped and that includes the Girl Scouts, the HiY Club of Pleasantville High School, the Neighborhood Club, Mr. Phe- an, Mrs. Adrian, and Mrs. Goble, and everyone who has helped fi­ nancially, or, as the clubs did, by remembering the old folks during the holidays. \May God bless you all.\ Mrs. Johnston is gaining strength after an illness in November. Meantime the home is being cared 'or by her daughter, Mrs. Nora Steffensen, who lives with her. A amily tragedy occurred the day after Christmas when Mrs. John­ ston's three-year-old grandchild, Jonathan Hofman, who was visit­ ing, died suddenly in an accident. Mrs. Johnston says that \Aunt Lou,\ the ninety-three year old resident at the home, is now un­ able to walk except with the aid of a \walker but that she is \doing quite well with it.\ Any persons wishing to contrib­ ute to the fund are asked to get in touch with Mr. Tully at the Greeley Laundramat or with this newspaper Dinner Coming The committee of Chappaqua Cub Scout Pack No. 57 met las week at the home of Mrs. Pau Droesch, Brook La., to discuss plans for the pack's Blue and Gold Dinner to be held tomorrow (Friday) in the cafeteria of the Robert E. Bell School, About 100 boys and parents are expected at the dinner. They will hear talks by Douglas G. Grafflin, as institutional representative of the Lions Club, and by Scott Luttmann a Boy Scout who will tell abou his experiences at the Interantional Jamboree last summer. The committee said goodbye to the Rev. Paul G. Littmann, minis­ ter of the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer who is leaving Chappa­ qua to accept a call in Baltimore and thanked him for his services as chairman of the group. They welcomed in his place the new chairman, Robert S. Aylesworth. Cubmaster of Pack No, : 57 is Leslie Potter. He is assisted. by Donald Kellogg. , Federal Grant Of $238,000 For Hospital Northern Westchester Hospital will receive, a federal grant of $238,000 for its proposed new building, according to 'a tele­ gram received Tuesday by Jer­ ome F. Peck, Jr. Congressman Edwin B. Dooley announced the grant under the Hill-Burton Act. Mr. Dooley's message read: \I am pleased to advise that the Department of Health, Educ­ ation and Welfare informs me today that application for grant of two million one hundred forty two thousand dollars for addition­ al 27 bed chronic unit under hospital construction and medi­ cal facilities act has been ap­ proved. Federal share is two hundred thirty eight thousand dollars.\ The grant puts the current fund campaign of $1,600,000 for a wing to the hospital, over the goal. As far as could be learned today, the Mount Kisco hospital is the first institution in the county to receive a Federal grant. Bids will be submitted and construction started soon on the new addition it was also reveal­ ed today. Desirable, Minimum Staff Needs Recommended To School Board; Cost Rise $35,000 To $53,000 Three Testify Blue and Goldjln Spray Trial In U. S. Court STATE LETS AREA JOB Low bids totaling $10,387,783 on 25 projects for construction, re pairs and alterations to State owned facilities were opened in Albany last Thursday by the New York State Department of Public Works. A total of 303 bids were received on the projects included in the letting. One was for repaint ing and preservation of 1,000,000 gallon water storage tank, West- field State Farm, Bedford Hills, V. Fisher Westchester Paint Co., Bronx, had low with bid of $1,250 Daily 9 Courtesy- Extends Over 1 8- Year Period A small courtesy is a fine thing, everyone will agree. But when it's a big courtesy and goes on for eighteen years, it's something to talk about. For eighteen years—almost two decades—James J. Harri- gan, Chappaqua postmaster, has been returning to the post office sometime during the evening to lock the front door. He has even opened—and later locked- —the door on Sundays and hol­ idays coming down from his home on Poillion Drive. When Mr. Harrigan has been on va­ cation or ill, another member of the staff has taken the daily responsibility. So .for eighteen years com­ muters who are box-holders have been able to get their mail after the last clerk left at six o'clock. Before there was mail delivery in the area—and mail delivery is a fairly recent serv­ ice*—this was a convenience to a great many people. Postal regulations did not require it and, in fact, if there had not been the iron grating above the partition, regulations would have forbidden le aving the lobby open. Mr. Harrigan has finally de­ cided he's done it long enough, and the post office is now locked promptly at six o'clock. The new hours, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., be­ came effective last week. Sat­ urday hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. remain. Two Chappaqua residents and one resident of Bedford Hills have testified at the trial now going on in the U.S. District Court in Brook­ lyn. They are Mrs. Richard Lang- felder and Mrs. Marcel F. Forne- rod of Bedford Rd., and Mrs Thomas Waller of Tanrakin Farm Bedford Hills. All three told of the damage to their places during the mass spray­ ing of DDT on three million acres in the Northeast last spring in an effort to wipe out the gypsymoth The lawsuit was brought by 14 Long Island residents who seek a permanent injunction against the federal and state governments to ban future mass spraying. Mrs. Langfelder, whose husband keeps bees, told of the loss of two out of six hives and of the loss o\ a large number of bees from the remaining hives. N As a result* the Langfelders have had only 120 pounds of honey instead of about 500 pounds, which .the .bees had fomerly'produced* v>* -•• Vj-iv The Laihgfelder/j also- lost every V^iyini^iSjta^pn their property, and they haven't seen one of the quart of ladybugs which Mr. Lang­ felder bought two years ago. Drag­ on flies, of which they always had a large number as good \insec' eaters\ are also gone. Mrs. Fornerold, who has made an intensive study of the effects of DDT on animal, plant and hu­ man life, told the jury that their acre had been sprayed four times which, she said, meant a concen­ tration of four pounds of the pest­ icide instead of one per acre. She (Turn to page 17, please) Library Ass'n. Elects Morris John Morris was elected presi dent of the Chappaqua Library Assn. at a meeting held last week Elected with him were Edward Murtfeldt, vice president; Mrs Richard Weinland, secretary; and were elected for three year terms Newly elected to the Board were Thomas Fisher, to serve three years, and Mrs. William W. Fitz- hugh Jr., elected for one year to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Lewis Baggett, resigned. Mr. Car­ ter and Granville Foss were also elected, to succeed themselves. MEASLES IN BEDFORD Five new cases of communicable disease were reported by the West­ chester County Department of Health for the week of Feb. 22 in the north county area. Peek- skill had one case each of chicken- pox and scarlet fever; Bedford had two cases of measles and Cro­ ton had one case of German measles NEUSTADT DEVELOP M Suggested Development of the Neustadt site for an element ary school. The plan was drawn by Clarke and Rapuano, site engineers, \simply to see whether an elementary school could be fitted onto the land,\ according to a brochure re­ leased by the Chappaqua Board of Education this week. A pub­ lic information meeting for dis­ cussion of the proposal to buy the 12.33 acre site will take place Monday evening at the Robert E. Bell School at 8:15 p.m. Balloting to approve the purchase for $65,000 will be held March 15. The Board has an op­ tion on the property until April 1. Cost is estimated at approx­ imately 15 cents per thousand, based on a thirty-year bond is­ sue at an estimated 4 per cent. New oYrk Central Offered $50,000 for Station, Reort CHAPPAQUA— ,ment is expected to bring bitter A realty firm has offered $50, )00 for the New York Central Rail­ road station here, it was learned Tuesday night. Any proposal to sell the station for commercial develop­ er*^ Program FojB^ fiiscxissed At Joint Meeting Daniel M. McKeon of Ridge- field, Conn., will speak on \The Dangers of the Spray Program\ before the members of the Con­ servation and Nature Study Group and the Civic Improvement Group of the Chappaqua Garden Club at a joint session Tuesday, March 11, at 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall of the First Congregational Church Mr. McKeon was president of the Fairfield County Soil Conser­ vation District for nine years. He is a past president of the Connec­ ticut Soil Conservation District As­ sociation and has been a director of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. According to the Chairman of the Conserva­ tion Group, Mrs. Walter S. Hutch­ inson, Mr. McKeon is well known in Chappaqua. The Church of St John and St. Mary was the gift of his parents and the Parish House was given by him. He spoke here last fall, describing some of the church treasures which had been collected by his parents Members of the Audubon Society have received a special invitation to the meeting. The society has come out strongly against any fur­ ther spray program, having con eluded that it is responsible for far more damage than good The Conservation Group met re­ cently at the home of Mrs. Law­ rence Rice with Mrs. Murray MacDonald in charge in the ab­ sence of Mrs. Hutchinson, who is out of town this month. Mrs. Mac- Donald gave a paper on \Per­ fumes\ opposition from residents. The name of the firm seeking to buy the properry was not immed iately available. Last week it was announced that the Bon-Terre Realty Co. of New York has con­ tracted to buy five stations on the same line, including thase at Val­ halla, Hawthorne and. Thornwood. ' The eolfrpahy 'proposes to build stores and-other coinmercjal facili ties at the five* stations. The rail­ road wiUJease waiting room and ticket selling space from the new owner. One obstacle to sale of the sta­ tion here is that its zoning is in doubt. Town officials believe that it is zoned one-half acre resident- al, which would preclude com­ mercial development unless it were rezoned. Others, however, be­ lieve that the zoning is sufficiently cloudy to permit commercial use The firm offering to buy the sta­ tion reportedly feels that the zon­ ing obstacle could be overcome. The New Castle Town Board last night evidenced concern about possible sale of the station to com­ mercial interests. Councilman Ric­ hard Weinland urged immediate investigation of the zoning question, and early action to rezone it if the investigation shows that commer­ cial development is possible under present zoning. He said that Frederick P. Clark Associates, town planning consul­ tants, have indicated the present zoning is not clear. Town Attorney Thomas B. Gilchrist Jr. was asked to check the matter. The station stands on a parcel totaling about 40,000 square feet south of Quaker St. It is near the 'heart of the shopping district here. The New Castle Town Club urged purchase of the station by the town earlier this month. Supervisor Ar­ thur L. Green said then the town would be interested if an agree­ ment on price could be reached. The railroad is known to be negotiating for the sale of stations on the Harlem Divison, which runs through here, and on the Putnam and Harmon Divisions. Concerts Set At 3 Schools This Spring The Music Department of the Chappaqua schools has announced dates for the spring music pro­ grams. Over.700 local youngsters will participate in these programs in the district's three schools. The first program is the Chap- paqua Solo and Ensemble Music •Festival, an innovation \this year. It ,is co-sponsored by the school and private''music 'teachers and the Chappaqua Parent-Teachers Ason, and is scheduled for Sun­ day afternoon, March 30, from 2:30 to 5:30 P.M. at the new Greeley High School auditorium. Due to the increased enrollment in the school music organizations, it. has been found necessary to hold two concerts in the Robert E. Bell School this year. A concert on Friday May 9 will include the 7th and 8th grade chorus, the 17th and 8th grade band and the '5th to 8th grade orchestra. On May 23 the 5th and 6th grade choruses and bands will perform. Both programs will take place in the Robert E. Bell School gymna­ sium. ~ The Roaring Brook School con­ cert is scheduled for Friday, June 6. This program will include the This Week's Events to the RED CROSS ONE OF THE. MOST beauti- erosity of a life long friend of ful spots in Westchester County, the community, who up until-to- is Byram Lake, east of Mount day, preferred to remain! anony-. Kisco, which will soon become mous. This lake, which, is .owned the property of the Village as by the City of New York . is a water supply, due to the gen- . presently the source of, water supply for one-half-of ^the -volume used by the Village., and. right now .the'Town of-New Castle which is purchasing;.water from Mount Kisco. The-.asking price of the. City of flew York is 5256,000 and whether \-\or 'V no't T me'spof.as a water supply and Mount Kisco-purchased.the lake, conservation.- area, ,,assurer a, it was being disposed-of^by the' 'pure source and preserve 'the City., Possession..by the, .{Village rustic beauj^qt the\cpuntryside-- - of. Mount-Kisco- will guarantee Photo,by D. B. Kirchhoff FRIDAY, FEB. 28: Cub Scout Pack 57 Blue and Gold dinner, Robert E. Bell School. MONDAY, MARCH 3: Public In­ formation meeting on the proposal to buy the Neustadt property as a school site, Robert E. Bell School, 8:15 p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 4: New Cas­ tle Planning Board, Town Hall, 8:15 p.m. Meeting of tenth grade parents, Horace Greeley High School audi­ torium, 8:15 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5: New Castle Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 8:15 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 8: West­ chester Ballet, Horace Greeley High School auditorium, 3 p.m. Staff increases costing from $35,000 to $53,000 for the year 1958- 59 have been recommended by ad­ ministrators of School district No. 4, it was disclosed in reports sub­ mitted to the Chappaqua Board of Education Monday night The % larger figure represents \desir­ able\ increases listed; the small­ er is the cost of ''minimum\ in­ creases said to be needed. Of the \desirable\ increases $47,250 is for teachers on a full- time basis and $11,500 for part- time teachers from the Board of Cooperative Educational Services. This latter would be reduced to $5,750 net because of return in state aid. The \minimum\ in­ crease includes $30,000 in full-time staff and $10,000, or $5,000 net, for BOCES teachers. The staffing level, according to Douglas G. Grafflin, district prin­ cipal, is determined both by the number of children enrolled and by educational policy. An enroll­ ment of 2,272 is expected in the schools next year, as against 2,- 104 this year. The policy of class size in effect since the beginning of the 1955-56 school year has been a maximum of 27 pupils per class in grades one through six, and a maximum of 27 pupils per class in grades one through six, and a maximum of 25 per class in grades seven through 12. Mr. Grafflin added that there is a 20 per cent turnover in the Chappa­ qua school system every year: 10 per cent in and 10 per cent out. \The members of the. s c h o o 1 board have a lot of homework to do\ Francis K. Decker, president of the Board of Education commented at the .conclusion of •the long evening spent in discus­ sion of the staff needs as report­ ed by the principals of the three Chappaqua schools. Mr. Decker referred to the fact that the board had decided at the start of the meeting- to defer any decisions un­ til ample time had been allowed for consideration of the requests. Listed as desirable increases to the staffs of the schools by the principals were: Roaring Brook School: 1 teach­ er, $5,800- 1 teacher-aid for kinder­ garten, $1,700. Robert E. Bell School; Art\ teacher from Board of Coopera­ tive Educational Services, 2 days weekly, '$3,000, net $1,500 because of a return in state aid; modern language teacher from BOCES, 3 days, $4,500; net $2,250; dean full time instead of half time, with his present mathematics classes taken by a typing instructor who is also qualified to teach mathe­ matics, $1,500. Horace Greeley High School: 1 social studies teacher, $6,000; 1 teacher for industrial arts, me­ chanical drawing and boys sports, $6,000; 1 physical education in­ structor for girls, $6,000 ; 2 extra periods of business education, $4,- 500 (see guidance, Robert E. Bell School, above); driver training, summer program $1,250 plus 3 days a week from BOCES, $4,000, net $2,000. School-wide: Increase in music program from 3 days BOCES to 5 days school staff, $4,500; psychol­ ogist increased from 2 days BOCES to 5 days school staff, $5,- 000; increase in reading program from 2 days BOCES to 5 days, school staff, $5,000. Asked for a minimum list, the recommendation included: Roaring Brook School: 1 teach­ er, 1 teacher-aid. Robert E. Bell School: art teach­ er, 2 days, BOCES. Horace Greeley High School: social studies teacher; teacher for industrial arts, mechanical draw­ ing and boys sports; physical edu­ cation instructor for girls; the driver training program as stated above; the music program as above; psychologist increased from 2 days BOCES to 3 days; and the reading increased from 2 days BOCES to 3 days. Eugene Meyer to Give Kisco $265,000 to Buy Lake Eugene Meyer, wealthy Wash- which provides- about half of the ington newspaper executive who has a home near here, will give 1 this village $256,000 to buy Byram Lake. Confirmation of reports that Meyer is the \unknown donor\ who made the offer to Mount Kis­ co was obtained Tuesday in Wash­ ington. Disclosure last week that the gift had been promised brought widespread speculation as to the identity of the donor. Meyer's name was mentioned, along with that of DeWitt Wallace, editor of the Reader's Digest. Mayor Won't Comment Mayor Betty Potter refused to comment Tuesday on news that Meyer is the donor. \The ban on disclosure of the donor's name is still on,\ she said. . From other sources, it was learned that the village approach­ ed a number of wealthy estate owners in the area, seeking aid for purchase of the lake. Several reportedly offered-to contribute. ::Mejter's offer ended the hunt for help, and assured the owner- sliip by Mount Kisco of the lake, village's water supply. Has Extensive Holdings The Meyer family has extensive holdings around the lake, which lies on the Bedford-North Castle boundary, f He and other big land­ owners are known to desire that the area, one of considerable scen­ ic beauty, be -maintained in its present state. Meyer has a large home overlooking the lake from the west shore. Efforts to purchase the lake be­ gan last year when New York City announced its intention to sell it. Village officials- asked the city for \first crack\ at the proper­ ty, which was granted. On Dec. 30, city officials offered the lake to the village for $256,000. Up for sale with Byram Lake is a narrow strip of land bordering it. Disclosure that the $256,000 gift had been offered came last week when a bill was introduced in the state . legislature^, which x would enable Mount Kisco to accept it , At that time Mrs. Potter said that the name of the donor would be disclosed when negotiations werfe complete.